kennyp2339
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Just a heads up, I'm going to copy your shed for my back yard
Started new wood shed
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Oldman47
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Love the look of that shed. I may just steal some of the ideas myself. When I get done with my house I need to build a shed and like the looks of yours. Mine would be up against the back of my free standing garage so I would need to slope the roof the other way but I like those rafter ends. It looks like you also notched the rafters to sit into your support beams, very classy.
Nice looking shed. Can you comment on using 2 x 4s to stack on? I am already tired of the pallets and would like to use landscape timbers but they are non-contact. I'm wondering if I put down crushed stone and stack on top of that if I can just use the lumber and be happy????? The pallets have the problems you spoke of plus I am worried about my lawn filling up with nails and staples one of these years....how much are the pallets going to cost me in tire expenses?
I put pressure treated 2x4s on top of the landscape fabric, which is on top of 4-6" of 3/4 crushed stone.
I didn't want to put the firewood on top of just the crushed stone. Because, this area is a bit wet in the springtime and I wanted a little bit of air flow underneath. We'll see how well it plays out over time.
What is "non-contact" lumber??
Thanks!
Yes, the rafters are notched in. I didn't like how they looked just sitting on top of the support beam. It's the little details that make all the difference.
This is the picture that gave me the original inspiration for our wood shed.
Next years bay is completely filled. I just keep going outside to stare at my neatly stacked wood. It's like a sickness! Does anyone else do this??
After stacking the rest of my two year seasoned wood, destined for next year. I realized I was going to have to order some (shudder) and decided to order 2 cords of "uh hm....seasoned" ash and maple to hold us over.
Now just need get our butt in gear and get cutting and stacking for 2017/2018/2019.
After stacking the rest of my two year seasoned wood, destined for next year. I realized I was going to have to order some (shudder) and decided to order 2 cords of "uh hm....seasoned" ash and maple to hold us over.
Now just need get our butt in gear and get cutting and stacking for 2017/2018/2019.
firefighterjake
Minister of Fire
All the time . . . all the time. Having wood under cover brings one a very good feeling of security.
In fact, one of the things I find myself doing in late Fall and during the Winter is stepping into the woodshed where I've taken out part of a row (typically I leave the outer row on the sides until late Winter . . . with the roof overhead and the wood on three of the four sides it's kind of comfy and not too cold since I'm out of the wind.
Knots
Minister of Fire
Time spent on planning makes the actual building much less stressful.
maple1
Minister of Fire
Maybe start looking for some plastic pallets. They're great for stacking on - no rotting there.
hamslam42
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I am guilty of this...I like looking at my woodshed, and if it is filled with wood that just makes it better. That is a beautiful shed you have...I love the curved supports in front and the rafter tails too.
Great shed. Love the construction and details.
Any reason you didn't add any overhang on the sides. Water obviously doesn't run off the roof that way, but it would provide a little protection for the sides. My guess is you had a specific vision for the aesthetics, but I wanted to check.
Any reason you didn't add any overhang on the sides. Water obviously doesn't run off the roof that way, but it would provide a little protection for the sides. My guess is you had a specific vision for the aesthetics, but I wanted to check.
Interesting, I never even gave that a thought....lol.
I'm not to worried about a little rain from the sides though. The entire structure is PT. Except the roof that is metal and the arched braces that are cedar.
English BoB
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